Looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford 4th September… @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
Nigel Warburton
@nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New World magazine. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books.
Everyday Philosophy: The Paradox of Tolerance - The New World magazine www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Everyday philosophy: You’re decent and tolerant – but how tolerant should you be towards fascists?
Karl Popper identified the problem of how tolerant we should be towards intolerant people. Where do you draw the line?
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‘The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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Epistemic convergence in the study of world philosophies - Takeshi Morisato on the risks of sampling non-Western philosophies in anodyne form aeon.co/essays/epist...
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Everyday Philosophy: on the power and mystery of music www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Everyday philosophy: Why philosophers can’t explain the power of music
The Proms is a reminder that the stirring quality of organised sound defies all reason
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AI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing? ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Everyday philosophy: Artificial intelligence and artificial philosophy
AI firms have been hiring philosophers to deal with the moral questions thrown up by their platforms. But are they just window-dressing?
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Bet you didn’t know I was a swifty! www.thenewworld.co.uk/tnw-writers-...
14 ideas Andy Burnham definitely – definitely – won’t have thought of
Helping migrating birds, archiving the internet, capping the price of bottled water, getting a dog and doing something about the UK’s zombie phoneboxes – these are just some of the things that will ma...
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The BBC wouldn’t fund it. So @davidedmonds100.bsky.social and @nigelwarburton.bsky.social did it themselves. @philosophybites.bsky.social launched independently in 2007. 49 million downloads later — turns out the world was ready. 🎙️Episode: youtu.be/ymK8WuQdGms?... #podcast #philosophybites
If your country caused suffering and if identifiable victims are still alive, then apologetic statements may not be enough ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
There is a moral argument for paying reparations over slavery
If your country caused suffering and if identifiable victims are still alive, then apologetic statements may not be enough
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In this the first instalment of our new Aeon Original series on female philosophers, the story of the 12th-century nun and philosopher Héloïse is refocused from the tragic nature of her love life to the trailblazing nature of her philosophical ideas
There can be no sin committed from love – the radical ethics of Héloïse | Aeon Videos
Morality is rooted in love rather than institutions: the enduring impact on theology and philosophy of Héloïse’s 12th-century romance with Abelard
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Philosophical writer Jorge Luis Borges loathed international football. He was wrong about the sport, but right about the nationalism it engenders ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Everyday philosophy: The Argentinian who hated the World Cup
Philosophical writer Jorge Luis Borges loathed international football. He was wrong about the sport, but right about the nationalism it engenders
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If aliens are out there, what kind of language would they use? This question is posed by philosopher Nikhil Mahant in his Aeon Essay ‘Extraterrestrial Tongues’, as highlighted in this video by Senior Editor Richard Fisher buff.ly/dDqPg3A
Which Philosophy podcast has had over 50 million unique episode downloads?
Love and morality are often thought of as distinct from one another, but for Iris Murdoch, they are intertwined. Today, Aeon’s Consultant Senior Editor Nigel Warburton invites you to revisit this illuminating Essay from the archive buff.ly/MydX8vB
Really looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on 4th September
Really looking forward to chairing this event with Francis Fukuyama in Oxford on 4th September
The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) founder and honorary president Maureen Duffy has died aged 92. 👇
ALCS founder and honorary president Maureen Duffy dies aged 92
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Very sorry to learn of the writer Maureen Duffy’s death aged 92. She was a wonderful champion of writers’ rights and through the ALCS put many millions of pounds in authors’ pockets. She was also great company @alcs.co.uk
"...Eric Schmidt started making predictions about AI during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona" Cheers to the young people who expressed dissent. That's how we should react to prophecies. Thanks for the shout out, @nigelwarburton.bsky.social! www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Everyday philosophy: When tech bros predict the future, boo loudly
The bosses of Nvidia and Google think their companies are building the future. The trouble is, if they keep saying it and we keep believing it, one day it might actually come true
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The bosses of Nvidia and Google think their companies are building the future. The trouble is, if they keep saying it and we keep believing it, one day it might actually come true ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Everyday philosophy: When tech bros predict the future, boo loudly
The bosses of Nvidia and Google think their companies are building the future. The trouble is, if they keep saying it and we keep believing it, one day it might actually come true
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For #NationalYearOfReading2026 we are giving away free eBook copies of @nigelwarburton.bsky.social's A Little History of Philosophy. Get your free eBook here: yalebooks.co.uk/landing-page... #GoAllIn #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading
My column in The New World this week is on Cal Flyn’s new book The Savage Landscape and Edmund Burke’s account of the sublime www.thenewworld.co.uk/nigel-warbur...
Everyday philosophy: The strange phenomenon of ‘an agreeable kind of horror’
In a new book, Cal Flynn describes the competing feelings she has on approaching the edge of a live volcano. It is a reminder of the power and mystery of the sublime
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Reform should just ditch the pretence that its approach is consistent with Christianity altogether. The same might be said of Donald Trump’s MAGA brand of Republicanism ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Everyday philosophy: Can Reform really call themselves Christians?
Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need
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NEW: "Predictions are particularly misleading because they sound like descriptions of the world, but in fact, they’re closer to veiled commands."Philosopher @carissaveliz.bsky.social recommends the best books on prophecy, including a psychological thriller: fivebooks.com/best-books/p...
Prophecy
From the oracles of Ancient Greece to contemporary warnings about artificial intelligence, prophecies have always done more than merely forecast events. Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz, author of…
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Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need ✏️ @nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Everyday philosophy: Can Reform really call themselves Christians?
Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need
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Thrilled to share this Philosophy Bites #podcast on #Prophecy, or the philosophy of predictions. I started listening to Philosophy Bites as a philosophy undergraduate... Honoured to have had this conversation with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social . Check it out! philosophybites.com/podcast/cari...
Carissa Veliz on Prophecy - Philosophy Bites
Predictions aren't quite what they seem to be, according to Carissa Véliz, author of the book Prophecy. They often are intended to persuade you of the inevitability of a certain outcome, and may be se...
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Aug 15: I’m returning to Philosophy in the Bookshop to discuss existentialism & authenticity with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social in Oxford. If you’re in the hood, would love to see you there! It’s free! RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Skye Cleary
Philosophy Skye Cleary returns to our Philosophy in the Bookshop series to discuss existentialism and authenticity with Nigel Warburton
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